Dennis Roland DE KANTZOW
BSc Agr, DipAgEcon Syd FAIAS

Throughout the 1960s farming at Mudgee (this continues in '09). I became President of the local Agricultural Bureau, the Apex Club and a number of local committees promoting better farming. Mid 1960s I began one of the first Farm Management Consulting practices and provided regular commentaries for local, then national ABC rural, programs.

1967 to US and Europe as a Rotary Group Study representative and on returning began a substantial meat sheep breeding program aimed at improving on the traditional First Cross system.

1970 I joined the Faculty of Agriculture as Principal Tutor to assist budding Farm Management Consultants, later became Senior Lecturer in Agronomy and Sub Dean for the Professional Experience component of Faculty degrees.

My particular concern was to provide all our students with encouragement and opportunities to be involved in agriculture well beyond the city so that they could gain confidence to apply their expertise wherever it may be most needed. To this end I ran some 200 extensive excursions to inland Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia.

1970 to 2005 remained with the Faculty, became at various times Hon Gen Sec of the formative Australian Farm Management Society and the Australasian Remote Sensing Society, and President, Australian Agronomy Society, NSW branch Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and the University of Sydney Club.

1971 I was AIAS delegate to the first International Farm Management Congress, Warwick, UK.

Mid 1980s to the present, I am representative for Agriculture on the now Alumni Council and am currently on the Alumni/Student Engagement Committee.

1980 onwards I promoted some 25 professional conferences for agriculture alumni and leading farmers sponsored by the Faculty, the AIAS and various relevant organizations.

2009 together with the Alumni Relations Office I arranged a reunion for graduates from 1956 to 1962, the first of a series to be held in 2009 and 2010.

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Adrienne Louise RYAN
BSc Agr (Hons 1) Syd

I am a postgraduate research student at the University of Sydney. I have a genuine and long-running interest in the Australian agriculture sector, cultivated by an upbringing on a mixed farming property in rural New South Wales (Albury), and sustained through my study and work experience within the industry. I completed a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (First Class Honors) in 2005 before travelling and working abroad. The PhD project that I am currently working on examines the environmental impact of industry in an important agricultural area.

I have an aptitude for writing and have been published in the Australian Journal of Soil Science. Additionally, I write for a charitable trust newsletter and regularly edit the written work of my peers. I am proficient in a range of analytical laboratory methods and also in the use of computer programs such as Excel, Word and PowerPoint. I am a good communicator and quick to adapt; hence as an employee I require minimal supervision and can use initiative.

Currently I serve as the President, Faculty of Agriculture Postgraduate Association (FAPA) at The University of Sydney. In this role I take on the responsibility of representing the views, and critical issues of the postgraduate student body of more than 100 students; and am practised at managing communications with the Faculty Executive, and academic and general staff. To achieve the high standards set by previous presidents I ensure that there are plenty of opportunities for two-way dialogue in matters of common concern as well as social networking.

Recently I was selected as a Faculty Student Ambassador to promote courses and careers to diverse target audiences such as prospective students and influencers - parents, teachers, career advisers, business and industry partners and links. In addition, I am on an informal advisory group of current students collaborating with the Faculty Alumni Relations Officer on planning for the 2010 Agriculture Centenary. I am committed to a balanced study / university life / extra-curricular model, and believe in 'giving back' to my Faculty and University, and to outside organisations with which I am affiliated (see below). My interest in nominating for the University Alumni Council is to present a fresh, recent graduate viewpoint from agriculture alumni, and to actively participate in the re-energising of alumni engagement within our Faculty.

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Angela BRADBURN
BSc Agr (Hons 1) Syd

Angela graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (Hons Class 1) in 2004. Angela then worked for a non-profit organisation (the Australian Shareholders' Association) and the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, in policy and program roles in Biosecurity Australia, the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service and the Rural Policy and Innovation division.

In 2007, Angela joined Hassall and Associates, a professional service company that works to improve the sustainable management of natural resources, effectiveness of industry and government programs and sustainability and competitiveness of rural and regional Australia. Hassal and Associates was established over 40 years ago by a group of graduates from the University of Sydney, and to this day the current staff and company maintain a strong connection to the University.

Angela now works as a Natural Resources and Agriculture consultant with GHD, who in 2008 purchased Hassall and Associates. Her work provides advice through strategic assessment and evaluation for public and private sector clients in the agriculture and natural resource management sectors. Angela remains passionate about rural and regional Australia - an interest sparked during University, and particularly values the opportunities her current role provides to talk face-to-face with people 'on the ground' such as farmers and members of the community.

After particularly valuing her time at the University of Sydney, and the intellectual, personal development and social opportunities it provided, Angela is keen to invest energy back into the University by becoming a member of the Alumni Council. She takes a keen interest in the future of the University, and hopes to use the opportunity to provide input based on understanding and experience in order to shape University experience and facilitate sustainable networks between current and past students for the ongoing benefit of the institution.

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